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NASS Reviews Data Protection Law To Tackle Rising Cyber Risks
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By Gloria Ikibah
The National Assembly is taking steps to reinforce the country’s data protection framework in response to evolving cyber threats and rapid technological change.
Chairman of the Senate Committee on ICT and Cyber Security, Senator Afolabi Salisu, indicated that lawmakers are working towards updating the National Data Protection Act to better address emerging risks linked to digital innovation.
He spoke in Abuja at the start of a three-day workshop focused on promoting data protection awareness among members of the joint National Assembly committees on ICT. The programme was organised by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission in collaboration with Ampersand Development Partners.
The review effort follows notable developments since the law came into force in 2023, including the rapid growth of Artificial Intelligence and new global frameworks such as the United Nations Convention on Cybercrime.
Lawmakers are increasingly linking effective data governance with efforts to combat cybercrime, recognising that gaps in one area can expose vulnerabilities in the other. The ongoing review is therefore expected to tighten regulatory provisions and improve coordination between both areas.
Officials say the broader aim is to strengthen national security in the digital space while ensuring that advances in technology are matched with robust safeguards for data protection and privacy.
“As legislators, we need to have knowledge on data privacy and protection for us to be able to effectively legislate in that area.
“You cannot legislate in an area that you are not sufficiently knowledgeable in; this workshop affords us the opportunity to build our capacity to understand modern principles of data protection and to be in position to review the National Data Protection Act
“It has been three years down the line, how has this law addressed the need of the nation, particularly given the emerging technologies and how it compares with other other countries
“At the end of this exercise, we would be able to come up with a roadmap, a timeline, with a view to review the National Data Protection Act,” he said.
The lawmaker tasked all Nigerians on private data protection saying that it is the duty of all citizens to ensure safety of their data.
He pointed out that many supposedly free public Wi-Fi services and mobile applications often come at a hidden cost, with users effectively exchanging personal data and exposure to advertising without fully realising it.
Also speaking, Chairman of the House Committee on ICT and Cyber Security, Stanley Olajide, stressed the growing value of data in the modern economy, suggesting that Nigeria’s future wealth is likely to be driven more by data than by oil.
He added that strong data protection frameworks are increasingly a key consideration for investors, noting that confidence in regulatory safeguards plays a major role in attracting foreign capital into the country.
“Whatever data that we have is our sovereign wealth, is something that belongs to us. How do we protect it? We have to make sure that the right legal frameworks are put in place, so that those data, once bridged, you can actually hold entities, corporation, the countries responsible when they’ breach your data law.
“In the U.S., they have their data law; if you put anything in their cloud, is owned by the United States. So we also have to have something here.
“Anything that resides here in Nigeria and is generated here must be home and protected by our country; so we are put in the right laws and framework in place just to do that,” he said.
The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, 2027 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has insisted that he won the 2023 presidential election.
Obi charged Nigerians to forget about the proof because he won but was not declared the winner.
In an interview with Rufai Oseni, the former Anambra State governor stressed that someday the process would recognise his victory.
He said: “Do you know that in the last election I won? Forget about the proof, they didn’t declare me.
“I have contested elections in Nigeria as a presidential candidate and won, leave what’s declared because one day the story will be told.
“For now, I can tell you that I’m offering myself for the general election in Nigeria. One day, the process will recognise it.”
Obi, who contested the 2023 presidential election under the Labour Party, LP, came third behind the Peoples Democratic Party’s Atiku Abubakar and President Bola Tinubu.
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has expressed confidence that Governor Biodun Oyebanji will win his election for a second term as Governor of Ekiti State at this Saturday’s poll.
Akpabio made the remarks on Tuesday at the capital city of Ado-Ekiti during the grand finale of the Governorship campaign of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in the state.
The rally was also attended by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, APC National Chairman and his team in the National Working Committee, dozens of federal lawmakers and many APC Governors.
Akpabio who is co-chairman of the APC National Campaign Council for the Ekiti Governorship Poll assured the people that he would support and work with the Governor until the victory is delivered on Saturday.
“I will support you. I will work with you until victory is delivered on the 20th of June, 2026,” Akpabio assured the Governor.
The Senate President said the people of Ekiti State are known for peace and urged them not to allow anyone to steal their peace by causing violence at the poll.
The Senate President urged them not to stay back at home but come out early to cast their votes stressing that “we want to see the quantum of your votes so that we will know what you are going to give to Asiwaju in 2027.”
Akpabio explained that Governor Oyebanji was being supported because of his performance and humility.
“We have come to support not just a colleague but a performing colleague in the party. We have come to support a humble man and a man who believes in gender sensitivity, who has picked a woman as a deputy governor.
“We are here to support the women in Ekiti State. We have come to support performance in Ekiti State.
“Who would have thought that a man can unite all the former governors of Ekiti State. I have seen them here. Sometimes we don’t agree with them. Sometimes they are not even in the same party. But they are all here on the podium to support only one man. And the reason is because that man is worthy of support,” Akpabio said.
Also speaking, Governor Oyebanji said he had kept to his campaign promises during the last election and made further pledge to do more if re-elected for a second term of four years on Saturday.
“Close to four years ago, we entered into a contract that we will serve you. You can attest to the fact that with the help of God and the support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, we have served you well.
“We have served you very well in the last three to four years.You can see what we have done. These are things you can see, you can feel and you can touch. And l make a pledge here today that we are ready to do more,” Governor Oyebanji said.
Troops of the Nigerian Army have wasted a suspected ISWAP fighter during a night ambush operation in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.
The incident was contained in a post shared on X on Tuesday by security analyst Zagazola Makama.
According to the post, the operation was carried out around 12:15 am on June 15 by troops of the 222 Battalion (Mechanised), who laid an ambush at a suspected terrorist crossing point in Yaleri Kurma Village.
The troops reportedly engaged the insurgents during the operation, leading to the killing of one suspected ISWAP member,” Makama wrote.
Security sources quoted in the post said the ambush was part of ongoing efforts to disrupt terrorist movements and logistics routes in the North-East.
Sources revealed that items recovered from the scene included two bags of flour, 12 packs of salt (500 grams each), and 10 packs of spaghetti. The supplies were believed to be intended for insurgents operating in the area.”
The recovered items were taken into military custody for further investigation and analysis.
Military authorities said the operation is part of sustained efforts to block food supply chains and movement corridors used by terrorist groups in the region.
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